Table 4.
Predicted mean norm-based scores for SF-12v2 composite scales for nonveterans and veterans with and without any DSM-5 past-year SUD, adjusted for sociodemographic variables
| Veteran with SUD |
Nonveteran with SUD |
Veteran without SUD |
Nonveteran without SUD |
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| SF-12v2 Scale | M (SE) | M (SE) | % Diff. | p | M (SE) | % Diff. | p | M (SE) | % Diff. | p |
| Physical health composite | 47.2 (0.2) | 48.2 (0.2) | 1.0% | <.001 | 49.2 (0.1) | 2.0% | <.001 | 50.2 (0.1) | 3.0% | <.001 |
| Physical functioning | 48.6 (0.2) | 49.4 (0.1) | 0.8% | <.001 | 50.3 (0.1) | 1.7% | <.001 | 51.2 (0.1) | 2.6% | <.001 |
| Role-physical | 46.5 (0.2) | 47.7 (0.1) | 1.2% | <.001 | 48.8 (0.1) | 2.3% | <.001 | 50.0 (0.1) | 3.5% | <.001 |
| Bodily pain | 46.1 (0.2) | 47.6 (0.2) | 1.5% | <.001 | 49.2 (0.1) | 3.1% | <.001 | 50.7 (0.1) | 4.6% | <.001 |
| General health | 45.0 (0.2) | 46.7 (0.2) | 1.7% | .02 | 48.4 (0.1) | 3.4% | <.001 | 50.1 (0.1) | 5.1% | <.001 |
| Mental health composite | 46.8 (0.2) | 48.6 (0.1) | 1.8% | .25 | 50.3 (0.1) | 3.5% | <.001 | 52.0 (0.1) | 5.2% | <.001 |
| Vitality | 49.2 (0.2) | 50.4 (0.1) | 1.2% | .03 | 51.7 (0.1) | 2.5% | <.001 | 52.9 (0.1) | 3.7% | <.001 |
| Social functioning | 46.8 (0.2) | 48.5 (0.1) | 1.7% | .08 | 50.1 (0.1) | 3.3% | <.001 | 51.8 (0.1) | 5.0% | <.001 |
| Role-emotional | 45.1 (0.2) | 46.6 (0.1) | 1.5% | .66 | 48.0 (0.1) | 2.9% | <.001 | 49.4 (0.1) | 4.3% | <.001 |
| Mental health | 47.4 (0.2) | 49.3 (0.1) | 1.9% | .65 | 51.2 (0.1) | 3.8% | <.001 | 53.0 (0.1) | 5.6% | <.001 |
Notes: Results obtained from linear regressions using weighted data. Veterans with SUD served as the reference group in all analyses. N = 36,286 to 36,299. SF-12v2 = Short Form Health Survey, Version 2; DSM-5 = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; SUD = substance use disorder; % diff. = percentage difference in group means (= | reference group mean − comparison group mean | / 100 [scale range]).